Egypt vs Mexico: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Egypt
12.9 percent
in 2024
Mexico
13.1 percent
in 2024
Egypt rank
78th
Mexico rank
76th
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Egypt
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 13.1 percent against 12.9 percent in Egypt, a difference of 0.2 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 76th of 160 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.55 percent | 17.43 percent | 8.12 percent | Egypt |
| 2010s | 20.18 percent | 12.97 percent | 7.21 percent | Egypt |
| 2020s | 13.5 percent | 12.84 percent | 0.66 percent | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted, Egypt or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 13.1 percent against 12.9 percent in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Egypt and Mexico?
- 0.2 percent, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Egypt ranks 78th and Mexico ranks 76th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than five years that are stunted, which means they are two standard deviations below the median height-for-age of the WHO's Child Growth Standards. Undernourishment is when a person's daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.